The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-05

| Hesrn VIII Dc tne next president OF
the Southern League.
UMPIRE McQUADR says the baseball
season OF 1887 surpssses 1885 finan-
cislly and in enthusiasm.
The Chicsgos have offered to trade
either Sunday or Sal van for Tebeau,
the Cincinnati leit.fislder.
DAMN, the catcher OF the Yale bail
club, has resigned the csptaincy Of
the nine. StaRg succeeds him.
CLARKs)N leads the strike-out rec
ord Of the league pitchers. He has
made 100 balsmen fan the air this
season.
sAM CRANE is now an umpire in the
New England League. The papers
gave him great roasting the fret day
he tried 1t.
The injury to George Smith, the
Brooklyn short stop, will greatly
weaken the club. He will probably
not play for ten days.
IT ia no very great wonder that men
Who carry such names as Simonin and
Plcqueit cannot umpire q baseball
game. They are handicapped.
IT is charged that the Chicago club
is throwing games on account OF the
7 cent trouble In the club. The feel.
ing against Capt. Arson is intensely
bitter.
WE doomed the Boston base ballists
till We were hoarse, but now the con.
fession is wIung from us that we can
see the a es on them 1000 miles off,
Boston Globe.
! RAIsKY, new third baseman OF the
New Yorks, lsd a record OF three put
outs, thirteen assists and no errors
July "a, 1886. when playing third base
for the Torontos.
WHILE in Nav York Arson offered
TO bet Mutrie $50 srit OF clothes that
the Chicagos would win the pennsnt,
and Truthful James permitted the
baby to get away with the bluff.
The New York World says that
Manager Kelly, Of the Louisville club,
will try a new pitcher In New York,
who will be given large talary II he
will sign with the Kentucky team.
FOLLOWING ShRw's suspension the
management endeavored 10 seh him
10 s)me OF the other clubs, but falling
70 to do, gave him bis absolute release
on Saturday night.-Wsshington Post.
The recent exhibition game between
Dstroits and Philadelphias will be in.
vestigsted. The league constitution
prohibits playing exhibition games
between League clubs during the cham
pionship eeason.
ALI5l our or right fielder and heavy
batter, Jack Saeed." is no more lion
iIed in the Western League. II re-
ports lie true, he has fallen far short
OF expectation, and ranks sixth or
seventh IN his batting record.
The games 10 be PLAYED during the
next two weeks in the East will decide
In large measure the chances OF the
Louisville club for second place. In
care the team falle In its average, II has
nine games more with the Cievelsnds
on which to iaiten.
ITbesins to look rs though Charles.
ton Is a better nine than New Orleans,
that Ia when the two clubs PLAY to-
gsther. twenty-five games have been
played by there nines against each
other, and In fifteen OF them the Earth.
qlskee have been successful.
TIN MkSsISo. manager and second
bneman Of the Birmingham club, has
Jumped the club aud IL now In Chi
cago. He says he was interiered with
too much, and that az he had 40 agree-
ment permitting him 10 leave at his
own will he concluded to quit.
The California League, August 18th,
adopted the rules Of 1887 In relation 10
cosching. These will DO enforced In
future, and will terminate such choice
phrases a. "Now we've got 'em In a
sewer," and snake him throw II over
the center oitho oysters" heretofore
ufed by the occidental coachers,
In answer 10 the question AZ 10 who
are the best pitchers and oalchers In
the league and In the association,
the Chicago Tribune places Clarkson
at the top, while Il rates Daily, Ben.
nett and Miller NJ the best catchers.
In It's opinion Ramsey 10 the best
pitcher and Bushong the best catcher
In the association.
Tnn great Mike Kelly, the former
idol OF the Boston club, has been 70
lleyed Of his duty Of explaining the
team. ] was thought that the recent
poor lick Of the Boston club was In
some measure due 10 Kelly's mis-
takep, and the sturdy John Morrill,
first brennan of the team, wac elected
captain In Kelly's place.
! McCoBNicK says: "Bsiore / played
ball with Arson | used 10 think he
/ WIS a big dab, but ] thought him
! pretty iair fellow aftefwArd. He neve
} said much TO me. II any one wants
; 10 get Arson mad. let him cay that HI
Is In one OF those frances. Kelly useS
4. 10 make bin Wild by shouting Ia itou
| the out field: Have you got then
7 again p"
, CLARKsoN says that his arm IL bad
D and battles u In hot wafer every night
lie wanted TO rect, but Antol
D wouldn't lot him. Arson says he ha
0 heard Clarkson talk the sam
= way 90 often that he doesn'
o think there IL much the INST
o ter with him. "There's wher
: Arson will be fooled" replied th
Q great twi Ter, "if he do9sn't give m
J. some rest soon.
PRESIDENT HART has received
= lengthy privats letter from Preeiden
Morrow, In which the latter pays th
= New Orleans club oomplimentar
y notice for lie honorable aud promI
= sction In always living up 20 the rult
Ct the league. accidentally In u
y letter Mr.. Morrow makes known b
Y intention Of not being q candidate 4
y reelection al the annual meeting
- New Orleans States.
h In the early days Of his baseba
n career GetIein resolutely refused
" wear q collar. 0ae day the Grar
n Rapids team went down 10 sagins'
and while there thu hova detefminl